PHOTO STORY: German-Russians came together to celebrate their culture during filming of documentary

Mike Gaschler, left, and LaRae Szafraniec — both members of the Brighton-based band The Polka Nuts — perform at The Gambler in Greeley Sunday afternoon. A film crew was on hand at the event, working on a documentary that will feature German–Russian culture in northern Colorado.

David Silberberg films a Dutch Hop dance Sunday afternoon at The Gambler in Greeley. The Dutch Hop documentary is a production of Boulder Community Media, and includes folklorists from Nebraska, Wyoming and Colorado. The National Endowment for the Arts recently awarded Boulder Community Media a grant to film the music, dance steps, customs and foodways associated with Russian-German gatherings.

Albert Dreitz, left, and Cynthia Martinez enjoy the Dutch Hop dance at the Gambler in Greeley Sunday. Chris Simon of Salt Lake City, Utah, is leading a film crew that documented Sunday's event, and, in creating a 30-minute film about German–Russian culture in northern Colorado, will also be documenting other popular Dutch Hop bands in the region.